As usual I forgot to send a card.

It may have been the faux-70’s design of the cover, or the fact that the album repeats two songs (Race for the Prize, Waitin’ for a Superman) that endeared me to the LP initially. But it was TFL’s (you seriously want me to spell it out?) mixtures of hazy soundscapes and haunting, loney lyrics that made this album what it was. The music deals with loss and longing and despair and mortality, but it spins it in an almost sunny manner.

Now’s the time to reaquaint yourself with this opus or if you haven’t heard it, introduce yourself. Just don’t mention me, it can hold a grudge about forgotten birthdays.

Click through to the Stereogum article to catch some awesome covers that have been performed over the years. http://stereogum.com/archives/mp3/the-soft-bulletin-turns-10_070012.html